关键词: Sigma-2 TMEM97 patent sigma receptor

Mesh : Animals Drug Design Humans Ligands Membrane Proteins / metabolism Patents as Topic Receptors, sigma / metabolism

来  源:   DOI:10.1080/13543776.2018.1519024

Abstract:
The discovery of the sigma-2 receptor and the analogous sigma-1 receptor led to a decade-long quest to determine the true nature of this protein and novel ligands capable of modulating its activity. Despite this challenge, the sigma-2 receptor has been linked to several disease states, and multiple classes of sigma-2 ligands have been published in the 40+ years since its initial discovery.
This review covers newly published patent applications that describe sigma-2 receptor ligands capable of modulating disease states. The aforementioned documents entered the public domain as PCT patent applications between 2013 and 2018.
In 2017, the sigma-2 receptor was positively identified as TMEM97 (transmembrane protein 97). The resolution of this \'identity crisis\' will facilitate a greater understanding of the pharmacological role of sigma-2 receptor as well as support the identification of novel sigma-2 receptor ligands with potential utility as disease-modifying therapies.
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